The whole concept behind our thriller is to provide the audience with subverting stereotypes. In order to show this to the audience in a shocking and exciting way, we had to establish stereotypes for the characters to subvert. We designed especially Crera’s costume with this in mind. We had to choose a costume that would apply the connotations of helpless, girly and weak. So we did our research and especially took inspiration from David Fincher’s ‘GoneGirl’ where the character who Nick Dunn is having an affair with is wearing what would connote as innocent and pure but in fact she is describing how she has had sexual relations with a married man. So this juxtaposition is amazing in enforcing who a character is and we really wanted to achieve this.
We were worried that by dressing our main actress in the clothes usually you would find in a workplace that this would imply the idea that the woman is a professional. When in fact this is the complete wrong connotation that we are pursuing. We need innocence and pure. Although this costume bellow may have fit in better with the environment and setting of the film. The piece is based of contrasts and subverting what people would expect. It is why we have decided to go against the usual work place attire.
Another issue we had while choosing our costume was the fact that Crerar needs to be able to move in her costume, she performs stunts and does a lot of big and dramatic movements. So her costume had to be aesthetically pleasing but also practically useful. This was an essential balance that we had to get right, And so i did some research into films that require this sort of movement and studied the costumes that they wear.
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